Documentary Unit: Research- Documentary 'Tyger Takes On'
'Tyger Takes On' is a BBC Three documentary where Outnumbered star Tyger Drew Honey goes on a journey to try and pose/resolve questions that modern young people go through. In this he tackles love, male body images, porn and sexuality. These are often seen as very controversial questions, yet Tyger goes about his journey in an open and mature way to allow its young audience to relate. Regardless of wether there is a conclusion or not, the audience is left to make their own minds up.
In its style, 'Tyger Takes On' is very BBC Three. It has a young presenter of the age of the majority audience. In the sense of having someone walk around to document the story like a journalist, its similar to the style of Louis Theroux. This style is something I have suggested our group to include in our own documentary to find out why young people are seemingly numb to the holocaust.
In the documentary, they film humorous 'skits' which jokingly project whats going on inside Tyger's mind. This adds elements of comedy to the piece which is very appealing to a young audience. However, the topic of 'holocaust' for our documentary is a very sensitive subject and has some very serious undertones, which if projected into comedy could come across as offensive. Still an interesting stylistic choice nevertheless.
The journalistic style of this documentary allows an insight into these controversial topics, using Tyger as the guinea pig. In this he carries out first hand primary research, immersing himself in that research and really pushing the boundaries. In doing so, he carries out public social experiments as part of his research.
In its style, 'Tyger Takes On' is very BBC Three. It has a young presenter of the age of the majority audience. In the sense of having someone walk around to document the story like a journalist, its similar to the style of Louis Theroux. This style is something I have suggested our group to include in our own documentary to find out why young people are seemingly numb to the holocaust.
In the documentary, they film humorous 'skits' which jokingly project whats going on inside Tyger's mind. This adds elements of comedy to the piece which is very appealing to a young audience. However, the topic of 'holocaust' for our documentary is a very sensitive subject and has some very serious undertones, which if projected into comedy could come across as offensive. Still an interesting stylistic choice nevertheless.
The journalistic style of this documentary allows an insight into these controversial topics, using Tyger as the guinea pig. In this he carries out first hand primary research, immersing himself in that research and really pushing the boundaries. In doing so, he carries out public social experiments as part of his research.
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